As reported on CNET, Facebook has gone to a twice daily code release cycle . Is this too much & too often? For a company with nearly 1 billion users, that is a good question. With a user base that size & being a publicly traded company, such a rapid release cycle raises the question of quality and what exactly is being released. On what schedule should production level code be released? What are the ramifications of releasing code too often or not often enough? What schedule should be followed? This all depends upon the situation. But figuring out the answer is a relatively simple process.
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